Matt Hall in The Age

Matt Hall’s memories of his time playing football are fond, but he wonders whether his struggle with his own sexuality helped shape his playing persona

“Jason and I have found the vast majority of our friends didn’t play team sports. They maybe tried them, but they were discriminated against. They may have been a bit effeminate or not as good as the others, and were put down, harassed or bullied, by coaches, other parents. That’s going back a few years. I think society is getting better, so that if that occurred now, a majority would pull it up.”